Chapter 6 of Ned Wilding's Disappearance is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Ned Wilding's Disappearance is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn. "Keep on! We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank. "No," Bart said. "That would be foolish.
Chapter 6 of Ned Wilding's Disappearance is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “"No," Bart said.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “"That would be foolish.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"Keep on!”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn.”
come together
From this reading “We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn.”
In this reading “We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn.
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading "No," Bart said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "That would be foolish.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Keep on!
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.
come together
From this reading We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," Bart said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Keep on!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," Bart said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That would be foolish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LONELY CABIN "What's to be done?" asked Fenn.
in or at the place that
From this reading We may find the place where we were to meet Jim," advised Frank.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "That would be foolish.
Chapter 6 of Ned Wilding's Disappearance by Allen Chapman holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 130 sentences of Ned Wilding's Disappearance, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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